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in for nelson mandela. south africans are still toiting places significant nelson mandela. the focal point is nelson mandela's home in soweto. grand parade in cape town, where nelson mandela made his first speech in 1990 as a free man when he walked out of the gates of the present. there will be a big rally in soweto in johannesburg. a number of dignitaries and eminent people along with about 95,000 south africans will pay tribute to their beloved leader. this afternoon, they will convene a special joint sitting of parliament to allow members of parliament and opposition parties to say farewell to the man who was south africa's first democratically elected president. also in cape town today, people ,ill be marching to the prisons all places where nelson mandela was incarcerated. is a lot of prayer and joy and laughter and people are saying, we have to dance, we have to pray, we have to be thankful for nelson mandela, because he was the man who united us. he was the man who gave us peace and reconciliation a
in for nelson mandela. south africans are still toiting places significant nelson mandela. the focal point is nelson mandela's home in soweto. grand parade in cape town, where nelson mandela made his first speech in 1990 as a free man when he walked out of the gates of the present. there will be a big rally in soweto in johannesburg. a number of dignitaries and eminent people along with about 95,000 south africans will pay tribute to their beloved leader. this afternoon, they will convene a...
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it appears we lost alan, but he's back. >> reporter: we're at nelson mandela square. this is one of those areas that you were mentions. this is one of the districts in jojohannesburg. there will be places like this all over this country, and there has been a steady stream of people coming in from that corner all day long. one set of people who will be posing in front of the statue, the 25-foot statue of nelson mandela down there. another cordoned off stream of people who want to see the flowers and notes left earlier today. there was another group being sheparded in. children who wanted to write notes at a table could proceed to this area and place them there. everyone is waiting for the huge event tomorrow. the latest word that we had from the government was that 50 heads of state, a number bigger than yesterday at this time. 50 heads of state expected to continue and that number could change in the next few hours before that event. it will be scheduled for 11 here south africa time. 80,000 people expected in one of the big soccer stadiums and they have set up 90 big
it appears we lost alan, but he's back. >> reporter: we're at nelson mandela square. this is one of those areas that you were mentions. this is one of the districts in jojohannesburg. there will be places like this all over this country, and there has been a steady stream of people coming in from that corner all day long. one set of people who will be posing in front of the statue, the 25-foot statue of nelson mandela down there. another cordoned off stream of people who want to see the...
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there is the myth of nelson mandela, there is the reality of nelson mandela, and then is the nelson mandela that you knew and there is the nelson mandela who obviously understood who he was and what he was and had time to reflect on all of this. tell me about the man, just -- >> well, i have been -- i have talked a lot, i have talked to you about -- >> rose: this morning. >> about the myth of him being a st. he hated being called a saint, and he wasn't a saint. he wasn't a saint for all kind of reasons, in terms of his own private behavior, which doesn't even matter, but he wasn't a saint because he was ultimaly a pragmatic politician. he, you know, people compare him to gandhi, people compare him to martin luther king, he said to me, he said, for those men, nonviolence was a principle. for me, nonviolence was a tactic. i used it as long as it was successful, but when it stopped being successful, i turned the anc into a military armed wing because my plate goal, my overriding principle was premium for my people and justice for my people and anything that would get me there was what road i w
there is the myth of nelson mandela, there is the reality of nelson mandela, and then is the nelson mandela that you knew and there is the nelson mandela who obviously understood who he was and what he was and had time to reflect on all of this. tell me about the man, just -- >> well, i have been -- i have talked a lot, i have talked to you about -- >> rose: this morning. >> about the myth of him being a st. he hated being called a saint, and he wasn't a saint. he wasn't a...
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plus the tributes keep coming in for nelson mandela and world leaders are on their way to join in. >> myanmar has promised to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013. but with the deadline approaching more than 200 protesters are still facing trial. as reports from the irwati delta, many are farmers fighting for their land. the officer tile plains of the delta often described as the race basket of myanmar, for many years part of the planned stood idle after it was confiscated by the government in the 1990s. >> reporter: land seizures were common, but speaking out against them was almost unheard of. today people are encouraged by a wave of political reform and more willing to demand their rights. some do that by simply working on land that they consider theirs an act of defiance that has landed some in prison. >> it's possible to give back the lapped which was lawlessly confiscated from farmers as long as we're united. [ protesters ] >> reporter: they're becoming boulder, taking their grievances to the streets, but there have been con consequences. >> the wealthy croonies an
plus the tributes keep coming in for nelson mandela and world leaders are on their way to join in. >> myanmar has promised to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013. but with the deadline approaching more than 200 protesters are still facing trial. as reports from the irwati delta, many are farmers fighting for their land. the officer tile plains of the delta often described as the race basket of myanmar, for many years part of the planned stood idle after it was confiscated...
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we are here in johannesburg at the home of nelson mandela. waves of people keep coming, emotions of song and dance keep breaking out building up to tomorrow as the world is taking its echo of the message of nelson mandela of peace and reconciliation and yet that's not everybody's feelings. we're going to bring in newt gingrich. he wrote a thoughtful essay honoring the memory of nelson mandela and he got a lot of criticism especially from conservatives. why is this going on? we're going to talk to him about it, right after the break. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-b
we are here in johannesburg at the home of nelson mandela. waves of people keep coming, emotions of song and dance keep breaking out building up to tomorrow as the world is taking its echo of the message of nelson mandela of peace and reconciliation and yet that's not everybody's feelings. we're going to bring in newt gingrich. he wrote a thoughtful essay honoring the memory of nelson mandela and he got a lot of criticism especially from conservatives. why is this going on? we're going to talk...
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eight years before the free nelson mandela campaign which launched nelson mandela as a symbol of the anti apartheid movement. when he went underground when nelson mandela was criminalized, he sent out a generation of people to tell people who was happening in south africa, my step-dad was one of those, the first wave. the second wave was during the sow soweto uprising. they got scholarships all over the world. several went to the united states, they basically tried to tell the world what was going on in south africa. >> i once asked the question why nelson mandela, why south africa, when there were so many other problems around the world. i was told that south africa was so stark, so black, so white, so easy for people to understand. is that the way your stepfather explained why so many people go ahead involved in the free nelson mandela movement in what appears to be an apathetic world today? >> yeah, i think there's a resonance with what happened here in the united states in terms of segregation and our history of segregation. there was a parallel that happened on the continent in
eight years before the free nelson mandela campaign which launched nelson mandela as a symbol of the anti apartheid movement. when he went underground when nelson mandela was criminalized, he sent out a generation of people to tell people who was happening in south africa, my step-dad was one of those, the first wave. the second wave was during the sow soweto uprising. they got scholarships all over the world. several went to the united states, they basically tried to tell the world what was...
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we have a special issue on nelson mandela out right now. for person of the year it has to be someone whose impact is on the news. >> i think it's intriguing for better or for worse we talked about right after 9/11 and there was a huge battle over whether osama bin laden would be on the list. >> and hitler was. this is devicive people. >> let's get to the top ten. bashar assad, ted cruz, miley cyr cyrus. how do you put her on a list with ted cruz and pope francis. how does she factor in? >> power is not political. it can be cultural or political. she came in like a wrecking ball. literally. and at a time when we're living with an explosion of exhibitionism because we all now carry cameras with us at all time. >> so there's a little of miley in all of us? >> i worry. but barrack obama on the list for obvious reasons but he was "time" person of the year last year. >> partly because of the way he used technology to win a second term and now he finds himself having technology trip him up and it seems to have surprised even him. >> we'll see what
we have a special issue on nelson mandela out right now. for person of the year it has to be someone whose impact is on the news. >> i think it's intriguing for better or for worse we talked about right after 9/11 and there was a huge battle over whether osama bin laden would be on the list. >> and hitler was. this is devicive people. >> let's get to the top ten. bashar assad, ted cruz, miley cyr cyrus. how do you put her on a list with ted cruz and pope francis. how does she...